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Developing and Testing a Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Financial Tool

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) represents a paradigm shift in the provision of safely managed sanitation services with a framework of three outcomes—equity, safety and sustainability. There are several sanitation financial tools, but none of these fully address all CWIS outcomes. Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Financial Tool (CWIS‐FiT) is
Camila Silva Franco, Shirish Singh, Albert Ocharo, Timothy Mugo, Prajwal Shrestha, Kabita B. Shrestha, Damir Brdjanovic   +6 more
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Contract Farming and Children's Education: Evidence From Maize Producers in Ghana

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming (CF) has continued to proliferate in the small farm sector of developing countries. While its effects on smallholders across welfare outcomes such as income and food security have been well documented, there are growing concerns about its broader social implications especially on children.
Francis E. Ndip, Abraham M. Adongo, Perez L. Kemeni Kambiet   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Innovation to Sustainability: Integrating Fintech, Green Trade and Knowledge Systems for Circular Growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition toward circular and sustainable growth remains a major challenge in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), where resource constraints, limited recycling capacity, and infrastructure deficits constrain environmental performance. Drawing on circular economy and innovation systems perspectives, this study examines how financial technology ...
Emmanuel Kwaku Manu, Bismark Asante, Maria L. Gorbunova, Isaiah Nketiah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Residential Concentration Pattern Analysis and of Urban Cluster Dynamics Assessment. [PDF]

The main aim of this paper is the definition of a methodological framework for the determination, analysis and cross-evaluation of urban clusters which are formulated within wider study areas, such as administrative regions.
Stelios Tsobanoglou, Yorgos Photis
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Electrification and Child Work: Direct and Spillover Effects in Ethiopia

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While electrification is often promoted for improving adults' labor supply, its effect on child work remains underexplored. Using four waves of Ethiopian panel data, we examine how electrification affects children's work time. By differentiating between households with and without own electricity access within electrified communities, we ...
Theresa Pieper, Thanh‐Tung Nguyen
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Settlement: Data, Measures, and Trends [PDF]

This paper examines data on urbanization. We review the most commonly used data sources and highlight the difficulties inherent in defining and measuring the size of urban versus rural populations.
David E. Bloom, Günther Fink, Patrick Salyer, Tarun Khanna, David Canning   +4 more
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Urban Housing Markets and Sustainability Risk: Empirical Evidence From South African Cities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the global shift toward sustainability and rising expectations for socially and environmentally responsible housing, evidence from South Africa's urban markets remains limited and underexplored. This study examines how sustainability‐related vulnerabilities shape downside housing risk across 60 cities between 2002 and 2021.
Bereket A. Ataro, Beatrice D. Simo‐Kengne, Rexford K. Asiama   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban transport, urban expansion and institutions and governance in Santiago, Chile

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Case study prepared for Global Report on Human Settlements 2013. Available from http://www.unhabitat.org/grhs/2013This case study examines the relationship between urban development and transportation in Santiago, Chile, highlighting both positive ...
Figueroa, Oscar, Rodríguez Arroyo, Claudia Andrea   +1 more
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Dynamic Impact of Income Inequality on Environmental Quality in Malaysia: Insights for Climate Action Using a Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology Framework

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the dynamic influence of income inequality on environmental quality in Malaysia and offers evidence‐based recommendations for climate action and policy. Using annual data from 1990 to 2022, the analysis utilizes the Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology (STIRPAT) framework combined with ...
Masahina Sarabdeen, Ahmad Mohammadi, Rafia Afroz, Hawazen Zam Almugren   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond COVID-19: Behavioral Drivers of Pandemic Prevention in Ghana's Informal Urban Settlements. [PDF]

J Urban Health
Amponsah R, Miller MV, Lawson A, McConnell N.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source